Ska Sublculture

A ska subculture in America was created due to this music. They look at world in a different and more abstract way. One way is that would not stereo type people and live their lives as they go. This would also to cause them to dress differently and have different hair styles. They dress rebellious or wear fedoras, and almost all the time have the colors of Jamaica on them. Some hair styles you will find are Mohawks, Dreads, and shaved heads.

Two-Tone Ska

In the 70s and 80s, the second wave of Ska music emerged. This was known as Two-Tone, it is a music genre created by fusing elements of ska, punk rock, rock steady, reggae and pop. Two-tone ska included tighter, faster sound and involved more horns. It was called 2 Tone because most of the bands were signed to the record label 2 Tone Records at some point. Some American bands incorporated the ska sound into their own music. Some of these bands were  The Skatalites, the Specials, Slackers, and hep Cat.

“Rude Boys”

 

Some of the fans were labled as “Rude Boys” due to the rebel sound and the nature of their behavior. “Rude Boys” were a Jamaican subculture of the 1960s, and most were juvenile delinquents, criminals, and impoverished. “Rude Boys” would normally dress in black suits, porkpie hats and dark sunglasses. After two-tone ska emerged the term “Rude Boys” was used to describe fans of Ska and the genre.

Origins of Ska

Ska music was started in the early 1960s in Jamaica and was transformed into a hybrid music. It was derived from 50′s swing music from different countries. The first ska recordings were created at facilities such as Studio One and WIRL Records in Kingston, Jamaica with producers such as Dodd, Reid, Prince Buster, and Edward Seaga. Most people could not afford to buy records, they would tune their radios to stations out of New Orleans and Miami, and listen to American rhythm and Blues music. Some of these bands and musicians were Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis, Lloyd Price, The Impressions, and the Drifters. Ska music traditionally had an upbeat sound made for dancing. The traditional dance of ska music was called Skanking. Jamaicans made their own sound inspired by the music they heard.

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